With its plans to carry out terror attacks in Kashmir being thwarted, Pakistan's ISI is looking to target Hindu leaders in India to create communal tensions with other communities.

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Manjeet Singh Negi

New Delhi

November 22, 2017

UPDATED: November 22, 2017 11:40 IST

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HIGHLIGHTS

RSS leader Ravinder Gosain was shot dead in Ludhiana in broad daylight on October 17.

Eight Hindus at the local level have so far been targetted by terrorists in Punjab.

Security of key leaders is being tightened to thwart the ISI's plans.

Frustrated by the failure of terrorist activities in Kashmir and other places, Pakistan's ISI is now planning to target Hindu leaders in India to create communal tensions with other communities, top government sources have said.

Sources said the ISI carried out the first such attack in Punjab, where RSS leader Ravinder Gosain was shot dead in Ludhiana in broad daylight on October 17 by gunmen hired using money routed through Europe, Dubai and Mumbai.

According to sources, investigation has revealed that the Pakistani spy agency would try to follow the same modus operandi in other parts of the nation as well.

Eight Hindus at the local level have so far been targetted by terrorists in Punjab. Investigation into these cases has been handed over to the NIA.

ISI has been employing petty criminals to target leaders to trigger riots and violence in India in the run-up to 2019 polls.